Disposing of garden waste
Service description
The disposal of garden waste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and independent cities. Regulations governing this are laid down in the individual waste disposal statutes and fee statutes.
This includes information on waste disposal fees, waste containers (organic waste bins, ordering options), waste collection calendars (collection intervals) and existing collection and delivery systems for garden waste.
If the public waste disposal authority does not yet offer organic waste bins, there are alternative disposal options in the bring system (such as the option of disposing of garden waste at recycling centres or container services) and, in some cases, the use of organic waste bins from private providers (commercial or non-profit collection).
In addition to the disposal of garden waste via organic waste bins, most statutes mention home composting as an option for recycling garden waste. If it can be proven that recycling via composting on one's own property is possible, citizens can be exempted from the obligation to connect to the organic waste bin.
The separate collection and subsequent recycling of garden waste has several advantages for the environment: it reduces the amount of residual waste and simplifies the treatment of residual waste. Separate collection simplifies the high-quality recycling of garden waste and enables the humus components and nutrients it contains to be utilised.Procedure
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Who should I contact?
The public waste disposal organisation responsible for you is the district or independent city of your place of residence.
Prerequisites
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Which documents are required?
Please ask the public waste disposal organisation responsible for you which documents you need to submit.
What fees are incurred?
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
As with waste disposal in general, there is no uniform fee structure across the country for the disposal of garden waste by districts and independent cities.
Information on the possible costs can be found in the respective waste fee regulations of your public waste disposal authority and on the websites of commercial waste disposal companies.What deadlines do I have to observe?
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Processing time
individual
Legal basis
Circular Economy Act (KrWG)
Local bylaws of the districts and independent cities (usually separated into waste disposal bylaws and waste fee bylaws, published on the Internet or in the official gazette/district gazette)
Applications / Forms
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Further information
Further information can be found on the homepage of the districts and independent cities as well as commercial waste disposal companies.
Short text
- Garden waste disposal
- Regulations on the management/disposal of organic waste can be found in the individual waste disposal statutes and fee statutes of the public waste disposal organisations
- In addition to the various waste disposal options in the collection and/or delivery system, self-composting is often permitted by the waste disposal statutes
- Responsible: public waste management organisation (the respective district or independent city of the place of residence)
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